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Episode 295 - Fanning the Flames - 2026 Mid-Year Payments Industry Trends Update

The Glenbrook team is taking stock in June 2026 to see how the predictions from our January episode are holding up. Tune in for updates on trending topics in payments, including agentic commerce, stablecoins, cross-border and instant payments, risk and fraud, and the regulatory landscape. We also share insights on the “hot off the presses” news on tokenized deposits and the Visa/Mastercard interchange settlement.
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Mastercard Tests Machine-to-Machine Payments on Ripple Rails

DailyCoin

“Mastercard is quietly piloting a future where software agents pay each other in real time — and Ripple’s tech may sit at the center of it. In a recent YouTube episode, Dr. Kamilah Stevenson breaks down Mastercard’s new “Agent Pay for Machines” program and links it directly to the XRP Ledger and Ripple’s planned RLUSD […]
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CSU Digital Launches U.S. Market Expansion

Business Wire

“CSU Digital is Latin America’s largest independent card processor, managing more than 50 million cards and processing nearly $100 billion in annual transactions. This week, the company announced its U.S. expansion plans. While building its U.S. presence, CSU Digital is also positioning itself as a processing partner for U.S. companies entering Brazil, offering network-ready infrastructure, […]
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Defining an EMV® Digital Payment Credential

EMVCo

“Digital Payment Credentials (DPCs) are a form of verifiable digital credential (VDC). VDCs are digital representations of the physical credentials used in everyday life, such as an identity card, driver’s license, diploma, or proof of age. Commonly held and secured in a digital wallet on a smartphone, these credentials can be presented in-person or online […]
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